Saturday, March 24, 2007

Kingsdown Special Ale

Ha, new beer in Tesco and no picture on the net. Made by Arkell from Swindon. It says "Strong Brew" on the bottle, but at 4.5% doesn't seem that strong to me, even for a real ale. There is a blurb on the back of the bottle about them being the finest "Victorian Stem Brewery" in the world. What exactly that mean is not clear, although they say something about raw material being fed on the top of the building and casks of ale coming out at the bottom - a bit like conveyor belt. The beer itself is actually quite good, a smooth traditional real ale with lingering taste. Too bad Maja spilled the bottle half-way through.

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